Community Corner

Five Things for August 12

What's going on around today.

  • The 263 Marketplace is hosting an Italian extravaganza tonight, 5-8 p.m. Visitors will be treated to all-you-can-eat pasta, two servings of meat, garlic bread and a drink.
  • Sunny with a high near 85 today, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Movies opening today include 30 Minutes or Less, Final Destination 5 and Glee the 3D Concert Movie.
  • Hundreds of thousands of postal workers could soon lose their jobs, or face drastic changes to their benefits. According to documents obtained by CNNMoney, the United States Postal Service is appealing to Congress to remove collective bargaining restrictions in order to lay off 120,000 workers. It also wants congressional approval to replace existing government health care and retirement plans.
  • On this day, August 12, 1981, the IBM personal computer is released.


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